Oral history interview conducted on May 9, 1979 with Frances Smith by Mary Bobo. Mrs. Smith, a former nursing home owner and administrator discusses her childhood in Russellville, Kentucky, moving to Louisville at age twelve to tend to an aunt,...

Oral history interview with hospital administrator Waverley Johnson conducted on August 30, 1979, by Olivia Frederick. Mr. Johnson discusses the Red Cross (Community) Hospital and his role as administrator at this black-run institution. He...

The quilt block was designed and executed by Dr. Nellie Patson, a member of the Moscow Branch AAUW. Dr Patson is a Home Economist with a special interest in embroideries instilled in her by her mother. In addition to her skill in needlework, Dr....

Left side view from the Louisville, Kentucky, shore of Municipal Bridge. Now known as the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge or the Second Street Bridge, it spans the Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. On back of...

View of the construction of the Eastern Colored School from the Breckniridge Street side. Eastern Colored School opened in a new building at Jackson and Breckinridge streets in 1874. It, like Central Colored School and Western Colored School, was...

View of the construction of the Eastern Colored School from the Breckniridge Street side. Eastern Colored School opened in a new building at Jackson and Breckinridge streets in 1874. It, like Central Colored School and Western Colored School, was...

View of the construction of the Eastern Colored School from the Jackson Street side. A group of men are standing atop a pile of gravel looking at the frame of the building. Eastern Colored School opened in a new building at Jackson and Breckinridge...

View of the construction of the Eastern Colored School from the Jackson Street side. A mule and cart stand next to the building, cars are parked on the cobblestone street. Construction materials are scattered around the site. Eastern Colored School...

J.B. Speed Hall, the Speed School of Engineering's main building. Eastern Parkway is visible in front of the building. Part of the building's half-circle driveway and greenery are visible, as is the weather vane atop the cupola. J.B. Speed Hall was...

J.B. Speed Hall, the Speed School of Engineering's main building. Eastern Parkway is visible in front of the building. Part of the building's half-circle driveway and greenery are visible. The weather vane atop the cupola is visible, but not...

J.B. Speed Hall, under construction. There are several cars parked nearby, and supports lean out windows on the top floor. Workers can be seen on the roof. J.B. Speed Hall was built largely with funds from the Works Progress Administration and...

J.B. Speed Hall, seen from the front at night. The cupola is illuminated, but the weather vane is only barely visible. J.B. Speed Hall was built largely with funds from the Works Progress Administration and James B. Speed's two children, Olive...

J.B. Speed Hall seen from the front. The cupola and weathervane are clearly visible. A corner of Parkway Field is visible on the left. The caption on this postcard reads, "Speed Scientific School, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky." This...

J.B. Speed Hall. Its cupola and weather vane are visible across Eastern Parkway. This building was built largely with funds from the Works Progress Administration and James B. Speed's two children, Olive Speed Sackett and William S. Speed. Current...

Silhouette of the cupola atop J.B. Speed Hall, framed by treetops, photographed at sunset. J.B. Speed Hall was built largely with funds from the Works Progress Administration and James B. Speed's two children, Olive Speed Sackett and William S....

Groundbreaking for J.B. Speed Hall. One man in a long coat and hat is pushing a shovel into the ground with his foot. A crowd, predominantly male, stands nearby looking on. There is a sign near the crowd that reads, "USA / Work Program / WPA."...

View facing north from the roof of the Eastern Colored School being built. A wagon and lumber sit atop the building. Eastern Colored School opened in a new building at Jackson and Breckinridge streets in 1874. It, like Central Colored School and...

View from above the property adjacent to the Eastern Colored School at Jackson and Breckinridge Street showing the surrounding neighborhood. Wood frame houses and brick buildings fill the photo frame. Several smokestacks, churches and water towers...